When Women Win: Emily's List and the Rise of Women in American PoliticsA behind-the-scenes look at the organization that transformed Congress—and became a force for female empowerment. In 1985, aware of the near-total absence of women in Congress, Ellen Malcolm launched EMILY’s List, a powerhouse political organization that seeks to ignite change by getting women elected to office. The rest is history: Since then, EMILY’s List has helped elect 23 women senators, 12 governors, and 116 Democratic women to the House. When Women Win delivers stories of some of the toughest political contests of the past three decades, including the historic victory of Barbara Mikulski as the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right and Elizabeth Warren’s dramatic Senate win. It is both a page-turning political drama and an important look at the effects of women’s engagement in politics. |
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... primary in Pennsylvania. I knocked on doors, handed out literature, and talked to people about the issues. McCarthy won 71 percent of the vote in Pennsylvania. I had just turned twenty-one and was now eager to vote One: A Political ...
... primary in Pennsylvania. I knocked on doors, handed out literature, and talked to people about the issues. McCarthy won 71 percent of the vote in Pennsylvania. I had just turned twenty-one and was now eager to vote One: A Political ...
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... primary objective: the ratification of a proposed amendment to the Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women—the Equal Rights Amendment. The mere fact that an amendment to the Constitution was necessary to guarantee ...
... primary objective: the ratification of a proposed amendment to the Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women—the Equal Rights Amendment. The mere fact that an amendment to the Constitution was necessary to guarantee ...
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... primary season got under way in the spring of 1982, I was one of many women activists who received a marvelous letter from Fredi Wechsler, my predecessor as press secretary for the NWPC, encouraging friends to contribute to the campaign ...
... primary season got under way in the spring of 1982, I was one of many women activists who received a marvelous letter from Fredi Wechsler, my predecessor as press secretary for the NWPC, encouraging friends to contribute to the campaign ...
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... primary season. On June 4, San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein and Ferraro graced the cover of Time magazine under the cover line And for Vice President . . . Why Not a Woman? In the Washington Post, Mikulski joked about it. “When Pat ...
... primary season. On June 4, San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein and Ferraro graced the cover of Time magazine under the cover line And for Vice President . . . Why Not a Woman? In the Washington Post, Mikulski joked about it. “When Pat ...
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Contents
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A Distant Kingdom | 67 |
A Star Is Born | 85 |
Leaping And Creeping | 201 |
The Next Piece Of The Puzzle | 225 |
Madam Speaker | 243 |
Down To The Wire | 257 |
EMILYS List 20 | 271 |
Women Make It Work | 289 |
Back Matter | 303 |
Back Flap | 359 |
How To Beat Bubba | 107 |
Nantucket Sleigh Ride | 133 |
The Year Of The Woman | 159 |
Reversal Of Fortune | 175 |
Back Cover | 360 |
Spine | 361 |
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When Women Win: EMILY's List and the Rise of Women in American Politics Ellen Malcolm,Craig Unger No preview available - 2016 |
When Women Win: EMILY's List and the Rise of Women in American Politics Ellen R. Malcolm,Craig Unger No preview available - 2017 |
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